Chewy, Nutty, Healthy Granola Bars

Oats, nuts, honey, and dried fruit are all packed into these chewy and nutty granola bars!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 248 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 0.5 cup raisins
• 0.25 cup brown sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.33333334326744 cup peanut butter
• 1.6666667461395 cups old-fashioned oats
• 0.5 cup unsalted peanuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.

Step 2

Stir peanut butter and melted butter together in a bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar, honey, corn syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt; stir. Mix applesauce into peanut butter mixture.

Step 3

Combine oats and flour in a bowl; toss to coat oats with flour. Stir peanuts and raisins into oat mixture. Pour peanut butter mixture over the oat mixture; stir to coat completely. Spread mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top and continue baking until chocolate melts and edges begin to brown, about 5 minutes more. Spread melted chocolate chips with the back of a spoon or a rubber spatula to coat the top. Cool completely before cutting into bars.